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Pak-ChinaRooftop Kitchen · Rawalpindi
Pak-China's rooftop garden: tables beneath a canopy of grapevines and lanterns
College Road · Rawalpindi

A Silk Road kitchen above the city.

Hand-pulled lagman, steamed manto and soupy chochra dumplings, served halal under the grapevines on a hidden rooftop garden. The same family recipes Pindi has loved for more than a decade.

Long dining tables under the grapevine trellis
A platter of freshly steamed manto dumplings
Our story

Pindi's best-kept secret is up a few flights of stairs.

Climb past the bustle of College Road and you step into a green, lantern-lit garden where the grapevines grow overhead and the kettles of Chinese tea never stop pouring.

Pak-China is a family kitchen cooking the food of the old Silk Road: the Muslim cuisine of China's far west, where noodles are pulled by hand, dumplings are folded one at a time and every plate is meant to be shared. It is spicy, honest and completely halal, a friendship between Pakistan and China you can taste.

Guests who came as children now bring their own kids. The recipes haven't changed.

10+years serving Rawalpindi
4.4★rated by 65 guests on Google
100%halal, made fresh in-house
The signatures

Four plates people climb the stairs for.

Folded, pulled and simmered by hand every afternoon. If it's your first visit, start here.

Steamed manto dumplings
Most loved

Manto منتو

Plump steamed dumplings packed with seasoned minced meat and onion.

Rs 300 / dozen
Chochra dumplings in a tomato broth
Soupy momos

Chochra چوچرا

Little dumplings swimming in a light, peppery tomato broth.

Rs 250
Hand-pulled lagman noodles with stir-fried meat and peppers
Hand-pulled

Lagman لغمن

Chewy hand-pulled noodles under a wok-fired toss of meat, peppers and garlic.

Rs 280
Dumplings with house chilli oil and a bowl of broth
House chilli oil

The Feast

Manto, lagman, broth and a jar of our fiery red chilli oil. Built for the table.

Perfect for 2–4
The rooftop

Dinner under the grapevines.

An open-air garden high above College Road, with vine-covered trellises, potted flowers, a little fountain and a view across Pindi. Tap any photo to look closer.

Rooftop garden

Fresh air, greenery and lanterns. A calm escape from the city below.

Family cabins

Private curtained cabins for families and groups who want their own space.

Free Chinese tea

A pot on the house with every meal, a tradition regulars swear by.

Dine-in & takeaway

Eat on the roof or call ahead and collect your dumplings hot.

4.4
from 65 reviews on Google
Guest words

"A hidden gem" for over a decade.

★★★★★
A dream come true for dumpling lovers and Pakistani-Chinese hybrid cuisine lovers. My personal favourite is their complimentary Chinese tea.
A
Aamna B.Google review
★★★★★
I have been visiting with my children ever since they were kids, and we still do. The quality and taste of food is still the same. The rooftop garden ambience is amazing.
R
Rashid S.Local Guide · Google
★★★★★
This place is my comfort place. The food and the ambience, everything is therapeutic.
M
Maryam S.Google review
★★★★★
Fantastic food. Taste 10/10, service 10/10, price reasonable 10/10.
W
Waqar N.Local Guide · Google
★★★★★
I always love going to this hidden gem. Everyone should try this authentic and amazing cuisine.
F
Fariha K.Google review
★★★★★
Best Chinese food and a beautiful, homely sitting area. Going up the stairs was a struggle, but for the food it was definitely worth it.
S
Sheher B.Google review
★★★★★
I love the manto, the lagman and much more. My kids love it as well. Delicious and different food.
A
Afshan M.Google review
★★★★★
A very beautiful place on the roof, with a nice view all around Pindi.
N
M. Nabi J.Google review
Find us

Come up to the roof.

Address

Gordon College Road, Naya Mohalla,
Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan

Call or WhatsApp+92 333 343 3373
Saturday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Sunday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Monday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Tuesday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Wednesday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Thursday1:00 PM – 11:30 PM
FridayClosed
Get directions Open in Google Maps

Good to know: the garden is on the rooftop and reached by stairs. Call ahead if anyone in your group needs help getting up.

A private family cabin ready for guests
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